Portable ultrasound technology is revolutionizing rheumatology diagnostics and care. Muhammad Bardi, MD, highlights its role in detecting inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, and lupus manifestations. These devices offer real-time imaging…
This video explains Kawasaki disease, a rare vasculitis causing inflammation of blood vessels. It covers the three phases: acute (high fever, red eyes, lips, palms, soles), subacute (peeling…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Certain disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may lower the risk of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriasis, according to an observational…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with persistent oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are unexpectedly at high risk for growth retardation, Israeli researchers report in a May 30th…
NEW Y ORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator abatacept works just as well whether administered subcutaneously (SC) once a week…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of etanercept and cyclophosphamide might be a risky one in patients with Wegener’s Granulomatosis, especially with those who have long-term, chronic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The clinical efficacy of rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) depends on the degree of B cell depletion rather than the dose of rituximab,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a large randomized, double-blind study suggest that the TNF inhibitor etanercept (Enbrel; Pfizer) may be more efficacious than sulfasalazine in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with chronic uveitis, adalimumab appears more effective than infliximab in maintaining remission, according to a small cohort study by Italian investigators.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients with early active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) start rituximab along with methotrexate (MTX), they have significantly better physical function and health-related quality…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator abatacept safely and effectively treats psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in many patients, according to a report in the December…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Current data do not support the widespread use of MRI for the diagnosis and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers conclude in a…
